Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening walkthrough/M02

Similar to mission 1, you are enclosed in a small space while demons continue to spawn and attack you. As in mission 1, simply proceed to attack and kill the demons. Eventually Hell Wraths will spawn. These demons are easily recognizable from the large glowing sphere they carry on their back. They are extremely weak enemies, however they explode upon death, damaging both Dante and any enemies unlucky enough to be caught in the blast radius. Shoot them from afar (the default button for switching lock-on targets is R3).

Eventually all the demons will be destroyed and a short cutscene will play. You will now fight your first boss fight, which is actually a miniboss: the Hell Vanguard.

Hell Vanguard

The Hell Vanguard has 3 types of attacks: scythe combo, horizontal teleport, vertical teleport.

Scythe Combo: The Vanguard's most common move. It starts by raising the scythe high above its head, then bringing it down in a vicious swipe. Later on in the fight it will follow this attack with a broad sideswipe. If you try to attack the Hell Vanguard while it is starting the combo, your attack will be parried. When you see the Vanguard initiating this combo, simply roll away and wait for him to finish. The combo has a rather long cooldown, during which you can attack the Hell Vanguard. Be wary of the second swipe, which he may or may not use depending on the amount of health he has left and the difficulty setting you are playing on.

Horizontal Teleport: The Hell Vanguard will disappear, and a few moments later will reappear, cackling and flying across the stage while swinging his scythe. Do not attempt to block or parry this attack, simply dodge it by jumping over him when he appears or rolling away.

Vertical Teleport: The Hell Vanguard will disappear. Wave-like ripples will appear under Dante's feet, and moments later the Hell Vanguard will rocket out of the ground, damaging anybody foolish enough to be standing in his way. This attack is very easy to dodge, just run to the side when you see the ripples.

Once you defeat the Hell Vanguard the mission will end.